Stephanie Abrams
Encyclopedia
Stephanie Abrams is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, a 24-hour American
cable television
weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics
at Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
.
; and raised in Lake Clarke Shores
and Wellington, Florida
. She was a cheerleader in high school. Abrams parents divorce
d when she was young and much of her time was spent with her father, Dr. Barry Abrams, an infectious disease specialist. She attended the United States Space Camp
twice and vacationed in science-rich locations such as Yellowstone National Park
.
, Conniston Middle School, Forest Hill Community High School
and graduated from Wellington High School
.
Abrams graduated with a BS
in geography
minoring in mathematics
from the University of Florida
in Gainesville
, graduating with honors and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon
sorority.
Abrams' second degree was a Bachelor of Science
in Meteorology
from Florida State University
in Tallahassee
, where she graduated cum laude. At Florida State, Abrams, like other meteorology students, practiced on-air forecasts on FSU Live, a student-run news and weather production on a Tallahassee cable channel. She worked as a teacher's assistant at FSU, teaching a class about meteorology.
Abrams is a member of the National Weather Association
and the American Meteorological Society
(AMS) and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002 to 2003. She holds the seal of approval from the AMS.
affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida
. In July 2003, Abrams began on-air work for The Weather Channel.
On the Weather Channel, she was a reporter and fill-in from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, She joined her first show on Weekend View as a co-host. In 2006, she became an on-camera meteorologist as co-host of "Abrams and Bettes: Beyond the Forecast" and then went on to "Weather Center", also with co-host Mike Bettes. On July 20, 2009, she began co-hosting "Wake Up With Al" with NBC's Al Roker
on weekday mornings from 6–7 a.m. ET, and then joins Mike Bettes from 7–10 a.m. ET on "Your Weather Today". During the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, she reported live from Vancouver February 8–28, 2010, with Al Roker for "Wake Up With Al" and "Your Weather Today". Abrams also fills in for Roker when he is on vacation, live from the network's Rockefeller Center
studios in New York.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
weather program. She has also done live reporting for the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
at Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Early life
Stephanie Abrams was born in Miami, FloridaMiami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
; and raised in Lake Clarke Shores
Lake Clarke Shores, Florida
Lake Clarke Shores is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,451 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,475.-History:...
and Wellington, Florida
Wellington, Florida
Wellington is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the village had a population of 55,584 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Wellington is part of the South Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. She was a cheerleader in high school. Abrams parents divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d when she was young and much of her time was spent with her father, Dr. Barry Abrams, an infectious disease specialist. She attended the United States Space Camp
United States Space Camp
U.S. Space Camp is owned and operated by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission d.b.a. U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "Space Camp" refers to both the actual camp and a family of related camp programs offered year-round by the facility. The camp provides residential and...
twice and vacationed in science-rich locations such as Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
.
Education
Abrams attended Meadow Park Elementary in West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, Conniston Middle School, Forest Hill Community High School
Forest Hill Community High School
Forest Hill Community High School also known as Forest Hill or The Hill, is a coeducational public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida with an enrollment of more than 1800 students...
and graduated from Wellington High School
Wellington High School (Florida)
Wellington High School is a public school located in Wellington, Florida, in central Palm Beach County.- Schedule :School begins at 7:23 AM and ends at 2:50 PM. The school is run on a block schedule. "Odd days" consist of periods 1, 3, 5, and 7. "Even days" consist of periods 2, 4, 5, and 6...
.
Abrams graduated with a BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
minoring in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, graduating with honors and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Phi Epsilon (social)
Delta Phi Epsilon is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in New York City...
sorority.
Abrams' second degree was a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
from Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, where she graduated cum laude. At Florida State, Abrams, like other meteorology students, practiced on-air forecasts on FSU Live, a student-run news and weather production on a Tallahassee cable channel. She worked as a teacher's assistant at FSU, teaching a class about meteorology.
Abrams is a member of the National Weather Association
National Weather Association
The National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
and the American Meteorological Society
American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
(AMS) and was president of the North Florida chapter of the AMS from 2002 to 2003. She holds the seal of approval from the AMS.
Career
Abrams' first position was as a morning meteorologist at WTXL, the ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
. In July 2003, Abrams began on-air work for The Weather Channel.
On the Weather Channel, she was a reporter and fill-in from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, She joined her first show on Weekend View as a co-host. In 2006, she became an on-camera meteorologist as co-host of "Abrams and Bettes: Beyond the Forecast" and then went on to "Weather Center", also with co-host Mike Bettes. On July 20, 2009, she began co-hosting "Wake Up With Al" with NBC's Al Roker
Al Roker
Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television meteorologist as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays...
on weekday mornings from 6–7 a.m. ET, and then joins Mike Bettes from 7–10 a.m. ET on "Your Weather Today". During the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, she reported live from Vancouver February 8–28, 2010, with Al Roker for "Wake Up With Al" and "Your Weather Today". Abrams also fills in for Roker when he is on vacation, live from the network's Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National...
studios in New York.